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OpenMP requires that the directives be translated into some code and it also requires a run-time library. Therefore, you either have to have a compiler that understands the OpenMP directives or you have to use a "pre-processor" to do the translation. You can find information about what compilers are supported on Windows under the main OpenMP ARB web page by looking under "What's Here:", sub-bullet "OpenMP Compilers".